Official Cup

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 875 (Terracing: 657, Seating: 201, VIP seats: 17) Joaquim Teves made the kick off and thus started the match. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Pyrzyce in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Teves in the 7th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ZEZOM TEAM were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Santos FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Julian Pyrzyce took the corner. 9 minutes into the game, Gernando Costa lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Aaron Smallwood. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Avram Râznicu in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aaron Smallwood saved Santos FC from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Avram Râznicu put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Aaron Smallwood. 15 minutes into the game, ZEZOM TEAM's Avram Râznicu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaron Smallwood made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. If Avram Râznicu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avram Râznicu in the 17th minute of play. Tyron Velasquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enzo Morais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lanny Gilmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute, Joaquim Teves fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aaron Smallwood, passed just outside the right post. If Lanny Gilmore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 43rd minute of play. When Warren Ruiz fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santos FC's protests and gave Warren Ruiz a yellow card for diving instead. After 46 played minutes Santos FC got a freekick which was hit by Warren Ruiz. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gernando Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lanny Gilmore made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Arkadiusz Oborski made a precise shot to the right of Aaron Smallwood. Santos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 54th minute of the game Dominic Albright made a throw-in which Lanny Gilmore played forward. ZEZOM TEAM's Enzo Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute of the match Santos FC got a corner. ZEZOM TEAM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Warren Ruiz ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Lanny Gilmore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enzo Morais was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Lanny Gilmore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avram Râznicu in the 69th minute of play. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avram Râznicu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Smallwood stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avram Râznicu's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Enzo Morais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avram Râznicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. ZEZOM TEAM made a substitution. José Vieira replaced Julian Pyrzyce. ZEZOM TEAM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Armando Mascarenhas in the 82nd minute. The corner ended in Armando Mascarenhas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood did a great save. In the 87th minute, Jiang Si Nan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aaron Smallwood was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Teves in the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ZEZOM TEAM had won after a very even match.